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An Ojibwe men’s moccasin game, a birch bark box from 1890 and a star quilt made by a Dakota artist are just a few of the items found in Our Home: Native Minnesota, a new permanent exhibit at the Minnesota History Center. In addition to historical artifacts, the exhibit also includes hands-on activities and art from contemporary Ojibwe and Dakota artists. But those who worked on the exhibit will tell you it’s much more than a collection of information about the history and current lives of Native people in Minnesota, it is about resiliency and healing. We’ll talk with the curators about how this exhibit and what inspired it.
Guests:
Dr. Kate Beane (Flandreau Santee Sioux /Muscogee Creek) – director of Native American Initiatives at the Minnesota Historical Society
Rita Walaszek Arndt (White Earth Ojibwe) – curatorial associate for Minnesota Historical Society
Dr. Gwen Westerman (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate) – professor, artist, poet and scholar
Break 1 music: Traditional Side Step Song (song) Little Otter (artist) Side Step Songs (album)
Break 2 music: My Winter Song (song) Andrea Menard (artist) Sparkle Holiday (album)
